When comparing CM Launcher vs KISS Launcher, the Slant community recommends KISS Launcher for most people. In the question“What are the best launchers for Android?” KISS Launcher is ranked 13th while CM Launcher is ranked 36th. The most important reason people chose KISS Launcher is:
There's not exactly much to go wrong with KISS, because of the philosophy of the same name it uses.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Personalization
CM Launcher contains a variety of wallpapers,
themes and icons to make your Android reflect you.
Pro Simple interface
CM Launcher includes only the basics in order to make it as lightweight as possible. It has no effect or resource intensive advanced functionality. The interface is clean and intuitive if somewhat basic.
Pro Little resource usage
CM Launcher is very lightweight both in terms of size (3.6 - 8.6 MB depending on the device) and resource usage. It even pauses the launcher itself when it's not used to conserve resources.
Pro Simple
There's not exactly much to go wrong with KISS, because of the philosophy of the same name it uses.
Pro Open source
Pro Minimal mode
You can go completely minimal with no status bar, favourites bar, History. Favourites and history will appear only when you touch the screen. Otherwise it will be completely blank. You can enjoy the wallpaper fully and when you need to see the apps, just touch the screen. It's a feature no other launcher has. It's simple and powerful.
Pro History mode
All the apps, calls and shortcuts you used will be shown as a long list on the home screen. It will adjust to usage patterns so most used items will be always within the reach.
Pro Incredible search functionality
You can search everything from apps, contacts, shortcuts, web. You can even add custom search providers as you wish. Search results are shown near the keyboard which is great for one hand usage.
Pro Complete
Supports icon packs, customize search engine, etc.
Cons
Con Misleadingly drains battery life
Cheetah Mobile products, despite being advertised as saving battery life, actually drain battery life.
Con Rigid
As a result of the KISS philosophy, there is very little to customize. Not even widgets are allowed.
Con Apps are presented as long list
Rather than being presented as a grid, all the apps are shown in a long list format.
